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Why Hong Kong Got So Much Rain So Quickly and So Suddenly

Rainwater rushes down a flight of stairs in Hong Kong on Aug. 5.Photographer: Yik Yeung-man/Bloomberg

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By Mary Hui, Amber Tong and Rachel Chang

August 7, 2025 at 3:50 AM UTC

Updated on

August 8, 2025 at 2:07 AM UTC

In this week’s Hong Kong Edition, we unpack how a perfect storm of events led to this week’s epic downpours and speak to a sex-shop owner about her new book. For The Review, we check out a restaurant elevating hawker classics that might delight even the most critical Singaporeans.

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